Is it better than those who brings building inspectors?
inspectors is a serious issue, bec if the building is faulty, then it could be a matter of life or death. Those should always be 100%.
With the national Grid, however, when one tenant leaves, it can be 2-3 weeks without hot water and showers. The meter is just a matter of turning it on or off. Not a safety issue. It's a financial issue of transition from one lease to another. It's just a matter of time and gov't delays.
(This happened to my Bklyn friends who moved there in September!) National grid made them wait 3 weeks until they processed the new lease agreement into their files. Anyone should be able to pay upfront for gas and utilities and get it the next day.